Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Envelope Folio

"Transport it" is this week's Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge theme, so I bound together some envelopes to form a folio that I could use to transport paper scraps on the go.

I started with a handful of Simon Says Stamp kraft envelopes and some strips of patterned paper.

I cut the patterned paper strips to match the height of the envelopes, then used a bone folder and scoring board to fold each paper strip in half.  I glued the folded strips to each envelope, binding them together.  Here's an inside view of the binding:

Here's an outside view of the spine:

If done correctly, the pages, or envelopes in this case, fan out in a circular shape, each one connected to the ones on either side of it.  The binding doesn't show on the outside, but the patterned paper strips show up on the inside.

Now to decorate the cover!  I painted the front envelope and stamped circles on it using a Tim Holtz stamp.

I added some scribbling and additional painting, then I created a collaged panel to attach to the front.

I glued the panel to the front of the envelope folio, then typed some words out and added them to the front.  I made a fabric ribbon and used that to tie the folio shut.

Here are the supplies I used that you can find at Simon Says Stamp:

• Simon Says Stamp Envelopes
• Spellbinders Reminisce Paper
• Scor Pal Scoring Board
• Dina Wakley Paint
• Watercolors
• Distress Watercolor Pencils: Set 3, Set 5
• Tim Holtz Trims Design Tape
• Tim Holtz Halftone and Rings Stamp Set
• Ranger Jet Black Archival Ink

Upload your transport-themed projects to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog for your chance to win a $25 voucher to the Simon Says Stamp store.  And don't forget to check out all the exciting happenings for Simon's STAMPtember celebration!

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Stamptember 2026 Haunted Garden Stamp Set Card

Welcome to STAMPtember!  I love this time of year and the fun stamp sets and collaborations that you can find at Simon Says Stamp.  For this week's Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge, the theme is stamping and we are featuring some of the STAMPtember sets.  I made a card using Simon's Haunted Garden stamp set.

I started by stamping the image with Ranger Jet Black Archival ink and colored it with watercolors and Distress Watercolor Pencils.

Next I cut the image out with Simon's Scalloped Arches Frames dies.  I made a black arch to go around it and shortened the arch to better fit the image.

I painted a background and glued the scallop-edged panel to the background piece.  I cut the edges of the panel with Tim Holtz's Deckle Torn Edge Trimmer.

I finished off the card by adding polka dots using a Tim Holtz stencil, then glued the panel to a black background.

Here are the supplies I used that you can find at Simon Says Stamp:

• Simon Says Stamp Haunted Garden Stamp Set
• Distress Watercolor Pencils: Set 4
• Watercolors
• Simon Says Stamp Scalloped Arches Frames Die Set
• Tim Holtz Deckle Torn Edge Trimmer
• Tim Holtz Stamp and Stencil Set: THMM113

Upload your stamped creation to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog for your chance to win a $25 voucher to the Simon Says Store!  And don't forget to check out all the STAMPtember goodness!

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Colorful Skeleton Earrings using Tim Holtz Findings

This week's Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge theme is an interesting one!  It's "get in shape."  That phrase, for me, evokes images of me dying on the stair-stepper machine while people in their 20's walk past in their fancy yoga pants barely breaking a sweat.  But don't worry!  In this week's context, it just means to try and incorporate unique shapes into your projects (no squares or rectangles).  Thinking about organic shapes, my mind wandered to jewelry.  I made some colorful skeleton earrings using different shaped beads and findings.

The bodies of these characters started out as white clay.  I formed the clay into thick shapes that sort of tapered at the top.  While the clay was still malleable, I used Tim Holtz's tack nails to attach red and turquoise beads.  When the clay hardened, the tacks and beads stayed attached.

Now that the clay was hard, I colored it with alcohol ink in shades of yellow, green, and teal.  When the alcohol ink was dry, I covered the beads with a shiny glaze/sealant.

I switched out the wires with a different kind that had a loop on the bottom.  I attached a bead at the base of each earring.  To add some visual and textural interest, I cut numbers out of Tim's Multi Collage fabric and glued those to the front of each bead.

Next I added beads to Tim's Loop Pins and then attached those to the bottom of each earring.  I had a thin piece of metal that I painted white and added black stripes to using a Posca paint pen.

I cut the striped metal into smaller shapes, punched a hole in them, and added them to the loop at the bottom of each earring.  The loop ended up being too small for that many elements, so I replaced the whole pin with a longer one and made the base loop bigger.  Lastly, I found some skeleton head beads in my stash and added one to the top of each pin.  I attached some earring hooks and these were done!

Here are the supplies I used that you can find at Simon Says Stamp:

• Tim Holtz Tack Nails
• Alcohol Ink: Limeade, Sunshine, Lemonade, Patina
• Tim Holtz Multi Collage Fabric
• Tim Holtz Loop Pins
• Black Posca Paint Pen

We're excited to see your shapely projects this week!   Upload your creations to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog for your chance to win a $25 voucher to the Simon Says Stamp Store!

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Layered "Here" Tag using Seth Apter's EM142 and EM124 Stamps

Our theme for this week's Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge is to layer it up.  I love layering -- maybe a little too much!  This one turned out a little crazy and the elements I use along the way always seem to get covered up by the end, so I wonder why I even include process pictures.  But I do enjoy playing with paper bits and scraps and scribbling on stuff!

I started by stamping this image from Seth Apter (EM142) in red ink and then I grabbed some painted collage scraps I had.

I stamped some numbers from Tim Holtz and cut a tag shape out of kraft cardstock using a Simon die.  I decided to fold my tag, so that's where the lines came from for some added texture.  Then I punched some holes in a collage scrap and glued that to my stamped image.  I added paint.

Next I added more stamping and scribbling to the tag.

I glued all the layers on top of each other and added some fabric scraps.  I also cut out a few pieces of patterned paper and added those on.  Then I cut a circular frame and stamped some text onto it from a Simon stamp set.

To finish it off, I glued the frame to the tag and added a yearbook photo and the word "here".  School started this week in my area and I was thinking about how the teachers call roll and students say "here" or "present" or whatever else they say to prove they're alive and paying attention enough to answer.  Good times!

Here are the supplies I used that you can find at Simon Says Stamp:

• Seth Apter Stamps: EM142, EM124
• Tim Holtz Deconstructed Stamp Set
• Simon Says Stamp Luggage Tags Die Set
• Tim Holtz Glitch 1 Stamp Set
• Simon's Heart Suite Stamp Set
• Tim Holtz Cello Tape
• Dina Wakley Paint
• Dina Wakley Scribble Sticks 5
• Amy Tangerine Paper Play Book
• Odile Bailloeul Festival Fat Quarter Bundle
• Watercolors
• Ranger Jet Black Archival Ink
• Distress Ink: Festive Berries

Let's see your layers this week!  Upload your layered creations to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog for your chance to win a $25 voucher to the Simon Says Stamp store!

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Shell Card using Tim Holtz's Nautical Blueprint Stamp Set

We have a great theme this week at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog: on/under the sea.  I decided to use this particular seashell stamp from Tim Holtz because it reminds me of a shell my grandma gave to me and my brother when we were little.  Being kids, I guess we thought it would be fun to see what random objects would fit inside the shell.  Long story short, this shell remains on my bookcase decades later with a colorful spinning top permanently wedged inside it.  Though the details of who did what in that incident have gotten hazy over the years (or maybe it's selective memory), I love that shell with the little plastic top stuck inside!

I made a collaged background panel, then stamped the shell on a white piece of paper.  I colored it with Distress Watercolor Pencils, then cut a frame shape with AALL & Create's Driplight die.  I painted the frame, then I found a quote from Dina Wakley's ledger paper pages and cut that out to add to the card.  

For another layer, I cut a piece of kraft cardstock for the base of the card and trimmed the edges with Tim Holtz's Deckle Edge Trimmer.  I glued the collaged panel on top of that, then added the shell, frame and quote.  I flicked on some Dina Wakley Media Gloss to finish it off.

Here are the supplies I used that you can find at Simon Says Stamp:

• Tim Holtz Nautical Blueprint
• StencilGirl 70's Textile Design Stencil
• AALL & Create's Driplight Die
• Dina Wakley Ledger 2 Paper
• Tim Holtz Deckle Edge Trimmer
• Distress Watercolor Pencils, Set 4
• Dina Wakley Media Watery Gloss Dropper
• Dina Wakley Paint
• Ranger Jet Black Archival Ink

We're excited to see your interpretation of the on/under the sea theme.  Upload your creations to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog for your chance to win a $25 voucher to the Simon Says Stamp store.